I've seen a few people asking "How do you make a preset?", so I wanted to answer by making a tutorial.

Requirements

An IT server where you can test your preset

Preset campaign (If you don't have it, download it HERE)

A basic idea of your preset

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Okay, got everything? Great!Now let's start by installing the campaign. Though you can do that later, but I prefer getting it done now.

Open up the Campaign folder inside the .ZIP I told you to download, and extract the folder on your desktop.

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Then, copy the Campaign.CFG and Preset.CAMPAIGN in your IT server folder.

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If it asks you to overwrite the .CFG say yes; unless you have some campaign installed already. If so edit the .CFG and add:

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[Preset Test]Preset.campaign#

Congratulations! You've succesfully installed the Preset Campaign! Now let's get to the 'hardest' part, the texture making. Dun dun dunnnn________________________________________________________________________________

First of all, I'd highly recommend having a reference sheet with you, just because it will help with having a global idea of what the character is gonna look like with the textures done. Also, I'd recommend using the character UV maps (Over here!) so it's easier to color everything, and know where it ends and starts, etc...

You have your idea of what the character is gonna look like? Okay, awesome!

Now launch your drawing software (Photoshop, GIMP, SAI, etc...) and create a 512x512 picture and name it [NAME]BodyTex and make sure it has RGB colors.I'll use Photoshop for that one.

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Grab your BodyUV, set it as the top layer and click 'multiply', so Photoshop knows you want it to be transparent. (You'll only see the black, no longer the white.)

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Done? Okie. Now let's start coloring!

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Okay. Now uncheck the UV layer so it only shows the colored textures, then save it in [GAME FOLDER]/media/materials/textures.

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Once you finished the Body texture and saved it, do the same with the Head, Tail, Mane, and eyes.Here! You finished the hardest part! Congrats again! C:

Remember the .ZIP you downloaded earlier? There is suppose to be a 'character.MATERIAL' file in there.Extract the Mat on your desktop, rename it to your character's name and copy it in[GAME FOLDER]/media/materials/scripts.

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That's done. Now open the .MATERIAL with Notepad you should see that code:

Let's change 'Character' with the preset's name. For me, it'll be "Test".You can always remove material CharacterMat/WingMat if your character doesn't have wings.And you can set the Teeth texture as Teethtex.jpg if you do not want any custom teeth.

Now, the material should end up like this, test being your character's name:

Now you'll say, "Yes Softie, I have my preset working in campaign. Now how do I add it to the game?"That's the easiest part. Though, if you do not own/host the IT server you've tested your preset with, PM the owner with a link to your textures and material of your preset so he/she can add it to the game in the next update.

But if you host/own the game, then follow those simple steps:Go in [GAME FOLDER]/Build/Server/Data/[First letter of your/the person's username]/.

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You should find the .ITEM, .CHARACTER, and .USER files of the player.Open up the .CHARACTER file of the chara you want the preset to be used in, and you should see a code like this:

Excuse me I got a fast question... If other players see my preset white but I see it normal? (Like I see it how I edited it) How can I fix that? I checked all and it seems all is alright, by the way thank you a lot for this post helped me tons.

Excuse me I got a fast question... If other players see my preset white but I see it normal? (Like I see it how I edited it) How can I fix that? I checked all and it seems all is alright, by the way thank you a lot for this post helped me tons.

Mmm, that's probably because the other players does not have your preset's material file and textures. I'd recommend making a preset patch or something so your players can see your preset instead of a white character.

SkyIsTheLimit

Posts : 5Join date : 2016-09-13

Subject: Re: Softie's Preset Tutorial Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:08 pm

Could you possibly put a link that DOESN'T go to adfly? I'm getting very tired of this. I'm unable to download anything because adfly won't let me get to the destination.